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Nyansapo College Grateful to UCC

27 Jun, 2017 By louis Mensah

Four officials from Nyansapo College have paid a courtesy call on the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Prof. George K. T. Oduro, to thank UCC for providing good mentorship to the College. The officials were the Rector, Prof. Victor Essien; Vice Rector, Ambassador A. B. Kumi; Dean, Dr. Alex K. Archine and Prof. Edward Mensah who is the External Examiner for the College. Explaining the purpose of the meeting, Prof. Essien said the College became an affiliate of UCC in 2016 and had benefitted immensely from the relationship adding “we have evaluated our relationship with UCC over the last year, and I am proud to say that it has really been successful”. In response, Prof. Oduro said sustenance of the affiliation was key and therefore, the University was concerned about issues of quality. He said the UCC would continue to support UCC affiliate institutions to ensure that they maintain quality in all their activities. “The National Accreditation Board has for instance raised queries about the qualification of lecturer and the entry requirements of students enrolled in some affiliate institutions” he stressed. The Pro-Vice-Chancellor said he was excited that the College had engaged a renowned external examiner from the University of Illinois, Chicago in the United States of America to offer input in their academic work. He commended management of the College for instituting quality assurance measures in their operations especially, academic work. Present at the meeting were the Director of Academic Affairs, Mr. Jeff Onyame; Dr. K. S. Aikins of the Institute for Development Studies; Head of Institutional Affiliation Office (IAO), Mr. Justice Agyenim Boateng and Mr. Peter Fosu Thompson of IAO.

SRC Executives Call on Minister for Information

27 Jun, 2017 By louis Mensah

The leadership of the Students' Representative Council (SRC) has paid a courtesy call on the Minister for Information, Hon. Mustapha Abdul Hamid, at his office in Accra. The visit was intended to congratulate the minister on his appointment and introduce the newly-elected SRC officials. Receiving the SRC delegation, Hon. Mustapha Hamid expressed gratitude to the executives for the visit and honour done him. He advised the executives to come up with educative programmes that would empower and build the capacities of students. The Minister, who is a former UCC SRC president, advised the student leaders to bring innovation and quality leadership to bear on the students' front. “Don’t just come and do what people have been doing over the years, you need to leave a lasting legacy," he cautioned. Hon. Hamid also disclosed that he had contacted the University of Istanbul and Sinop University which had shown interest to collaborate with UCC concerning lecturers and students exchange programmes. The Minister said he appealed to the authorities at Sinop University to extend similar assistance to other Ghanaian universities. The Minister also noted that he had informed the Head of the Department of Theatre Arts, Dr. Vitus Nanbigne, to apply to the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) for an Amphitheatre and promised to ensure that the facility was constructed on campus. He reaffirmed his unalloyed support to SRC programmes and initiatives. "If you are doing any projects or programmes that you need support from anywhere in Ghana, as far as I'm still on this seat, we can use our influences to help," he assured the SRC executives. For his part, the SRC President, Mr. Henry Tony Arthur thanked the Minister for the warm reception accorded the delegation. He appealed to the Minister to use his good offices to get a Pick-Up vehicle for the UCC Security Section to complement night patrol on campus and the “Diaspora".

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UCC Glass Blowing Unit Ready to Produce Quality Glassware for Health and Educational Institutions

21 Jun, 2017 By louis Mensah

The Glass Blowing Unit of the University has been equipped with the state-of-the-art equipment worth GH ¢3 Million to produce different types of glassware to serve the needs of laboratories in Health Facilities, Senior High Schools and Tertiary Institutions in the country. The refurbishment of the Unit which was funded by the Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training now boasts of state of the art equipment for the production of different types of laboratory glassware such as burettes, pipettes, condensers, centri fuge tubes, boiling tubes, test tubes, round and flat bottom flasks. Other glasses to be produced by the Unit include separating funnel (250ml), thistle funnel and khan tubes. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Prof. George K. T. Oduro, said management of the University was elated that the dream of the Glass Blowing Project had been finally realised. He noted that many schools in the rural areas were disadvantaged due to the unavailability of well-equipped science laboratories and as such the Glass Blowing Unit would help fill that gap. Prof. Oduro appealed to COTVET to consider assisting the University to set up mobile science laboratories to assist such schools. “UCC has the capacity to teach and promote science education and the project will motivate young ones to pursue science to the tertiary level” He used the opportunity to appeal to the National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE) to revisit the Science Remedial Programme which used to be run by the University. The Coordinator and Head of COTVET-Project Support Unit, Mr. Matthew Dally said the support to UCC was part of the just ended Ghana Skills and Technology Development Project which was implemented by COTVET with funding from the World Bank and DANIDA. He noted that one of the focal areas of the Project was to enhance the capacity of research institutions to develop technology required by the private sector. “By supporting DRIC with a total of about GH ¢1, 329,8444.04 to acquire modern glassblowing technology, COTVET is convinced that the Directorate cannot only produce efficiently what was previously imported with scarce foreign exchange but also market its products to other laboratories in Ghana, thereby raising revenue to sustain its operations” he stated.

Mr. Dally said apart from the Glassblowing project, COTVET has also supported some departments in the University to undertake other projects. He mentioned that COTVET supported the Department of Vocational and Technical Education with GH¢ 434,250 to develop Competency Based Training Modules in Computer Aided Designing to train tailors and dressmakers in modern industry trends. He also said an amount of GH ¢984, 896 was awarded to the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences to enhance its capacity to provide training in fish farming to the private sector and student. This he said had culminated in the formation of partnership between the University and Ainoo-Ansah Farms at Gomoa Okyereko to provide training in that direction In addition, he said the School of Agriculture, the Department of Computer Science and the Department of Conservation Biology and Entomology were engaged as service providers by COTVET to transfer modern skills and technology to the oil and gas and agriculture sectors of the economy. He expressed the hope that the University would take good care of the facility adding that “we believe the University being a centre of excellence will employ its good maintenance culture to ensure that the facilities and the equipment provided stood the test of time.

The immediate past Minister for Education, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang said science has always recorded the highest number of students who study for remedial classes. She said UCC was determined to make great impact through teaching, learning and research work in science, “UCC is not poised for flight but in flight, “she added. Prof. Opoku-Agyemang said she was looking forward to the demonstration of the glassblowing technology at the annual COTVET Exhibition. Giving the background of the Glass Blowing Unit, the Director of Research Innovation and Consultancy, Prof. Samuel Kobina Annim said the idea to refurbish the Unit was conceived during tenure of Prof. Opoku-Agyemang as Vice-Chancellor in 2011. However, he explained that in 2013, COTVET accepted a proposal from UCC to fund the refurbishment of the Unit and the immediate past Vice-Chancellor, Prof. D. D. Kuupole led a team from UCC to sign a contract in the same year at the Ministry of Education. He said the Unit was poised to produce high quality glassware for Universities, Senior High Schools, Health Facilities. Prof. Annim commended the current Vice-Chancellor Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah and the two former Vice-Chancellors for their respective roles in making the Glassblowing Unit project a reality. He also expressed gratitude to the Ministries of Health and Education; Ghana Association of Science Teachers (GAST) and the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) for their support. The Dean of the School of Physical Sciences, Prof. Kofi Essuman said the Unit was capable of producing 5, 000 pipette and 10, 000 test tubes a month. He said the glassware produced by the Unit was conducive for the African Climate unlike those which normally suit temperatures found in that region. Prof. Essuman made a passionate appeal for the revamping of the Aboso Glass Factory to reduce the importation of raw materials for the manufacturing of the glassware.

UCC Glass Blowing Unit Ready to Produce Quality Glassware for Health and Educational Institutions

21 Jun, 2017 By louis Mensah

The Glass Blowing Unit of the University has been equipped with the state-of-the-art equipment worth GH ¢3 Million to produce different types of glassware to serve the needs of laboratories in Health Facilities, Senior High Schools and Tertiary Institutions in the country. The refurbishment of the Unit which was funded by the Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training now boasts of state of the art equipment for the production of different types of laboratory glassware such as burettes, pipettes, condensers, centri fuge tubes, boiling tubes, test tubes, round and flat bottom flasks. Other glasses to be produced by the Unit include separating funnel (250ml), thistle funnel and khan tubes. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Prof. George K. T. Oduro, said management of the University was elated that the dream of the Glass Blowing Project had been finally realised. He noted that many schools in the rural areas were disadvantaged due to the unavailability of well-equipped science laboratories and as such the Glass Blowing Unit would help fill that gap. Prof. Oduro appealed to COTVET to consider assisting the University to set up mobile science laboratories to assist such schools. “UCC has the capacity to teach and promote science education and the project will motivate young ones to pursue science to the tertiary level” He used the opportunity to appeal to the National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE) to revisit the Science Remedial Programme which used to be run by the University. The Coordinator and Head of COTVET-Project Support Unit, Mr. Matthew Dally said the support to UCC was part of the just ended Ghana Skills and Technology Development Project which was implemented by COTVET with funding from the World Bank and DANIDA. He noted that one of the focal areas of the Project was to enhance the capacity of research institutions to develop technology required by the private sector. “By supporting DRIC with a total of about GH ¢1, 329,8444.04 to acquire modern glassblowing technology, COTVET is convinced that the Directorate cannot only produce efficiently what was previously imported with scarce foreign exchange but also market its products to other laboratories in Ghana, thereby raising revenue to sustain its operations” he stated. Mr. Dally said apart from the Glassblowing project, COTVET has also supported some departments in the University to undertake other projects. He mentioned that COTVET supported the Department of Vocational and Technical Education with GH¢ 434,250 to develop Competency Based Training Modules in Computer Aided Designing to train tailors and dressmakers in modern industry trends. He also said an amount of GH ¢984, 896 was awarded to the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences to enhance its capacity to provide training in fish farming to the private sector and student. This he said had culminated in the formation of partnership between the University and Ainoo-Ansah Farms at Gomoa Okyereko to provide training in that direction In addition, he said the School of Agriculture, the Department of Computer Science and the Department of Conservation Biology and Entomology were engaged as service providers by COTVET to transfer modern skills and technology to the oil and gas and agriculture sectors of the economy. He expressed the hope that the University would take good care of the facility adding that “we believe the University being a centre of excellence will employ its good maintenance culture to ensure that the facilities and the equipment provided stood the test of time. The immediate past Minister for Education, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang said science has always recorded the highest number of students who study for remedial classes. She said UCC was determined to make great impact through teaching, learning and research work in science, “UCC is not poised for flight but in flight, “she added. Prof. Opoku-Agyemang said she was looking forward to the demonstration of the glassblowing technology at the annual COTVET Exhibition. Giving the background of the Glass Blowing Unit, the Director of Research Innovation and Consultancy, Prof. Samuel Kobina Annim said the idea to refurbish the Unit was conceived during tenure of Prof. Opoku-Agyemang as Vice-Chancellor in 2011. However, he explained that in 2013, COTVET accepted a proposal from UCC to fund the refurbishment of the Unit and the immediate past Vice-Chancellor, Prof. D. D. Kuupole led a team from UCC to sign a contract in the same year at the Ministry of Education. He said the Unit was poised to produce high quality glassware for Universities, Senior High Schools, Health Facilities. Prof. Annim commended the current Vice-Chancellor Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah and the two former Vice-Chancellors for their respective roles in making the Glassblowing Unit project a reality. He also expressed gratitude to the Ministries of Health and Education; Ghana Association of Science Teachers (GAST) and the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) for their support. The Dean of the School of Physical Sciences, Prof. Kofi Essuman said the Unit was capable of producing 5, 000 pipette and 10, 000 test tubes a month. He said the glass ware produced by the Unit was conducive for the African Climate unlike those which normally suit temperatures found in that region. Prof. Essuman made a passionate appeal for the revamping of the Aboso Glass Factory to reduce the importation of raw materials for the manufacturing of the glassware.

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CTS Extends Services to UHAS-SMS

20 Jun, 2017 By louis Mensah

In pursuance of its mandate of improving teaching and learning in higher education, the Centre for Teaching Support (CTS) of the College of Education Studies of UCC has extended its services to faculty of the School of Medical Sciences, University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS-SMS).

The Centre for Teaching Support organised a week training workshop for 35 faculty of UHAS-SMS on the theme “Improving Teaching Methodologies: Andragogical approaches and Strategies with Information & Communication Technology (ICT)” at Ho in the Volta Region.

The broad objective of the training was to enhance professional development of the teaching staff by providing them opportunities to a range of andragogical approaches including: Course Outline Preparation, Test Construction, Marking Scheme Preparation and Project Work Supervision, Concept Maps, Presentation Application as a productivity tool, Instructional Strategies with ICT.

Resource persons for the workshop included the Director of CTS, Dr. Douglas D. Agyei, Dr. Kwaa- Aidoo, Dr. Kenneth Asamoah –Gyimah and Dr. Godwin Aboagye from the College of Education Studies. Dr. Douglas D. Agyei took the participants through “The Use of ICT in teaching” and “Using Problem- Based Learning Approach with ICT” whilst Dr. Kwaa-Aidoo handled “Presentation Application as a productivity tool”.  Dr. Kenneth Asamoah made a presentation on “Learning Outcomes/ Blooms Taxonomy of Cognitive Learning” and “Constructing Multiple Type Test Items” and Dr. Godwin Aboagye also led participants to acquire skills on “The Use of Concept Maps”, “Constructing Essay Type Items” and “Preparation of Marking schemes and Rubrics”. Participants were engaged in interactive, participatory and experiential sessions as well as formal presentations, group discussions, hands-on activities and poster presentations.

The Dean of the School of Medical Sciences (UHAS) Professor Harry Tagbor, expressed appreciation to the team of facilitators and urged members of his faculty to make use of the knowledge and skills acquired during the training to enhance their teaching and learning outcomes as well as their own professional development. 

UCC Sam Jonah Endowment Fund Donates Bus to Faculty of Law

20 Jun, 2017 By louis Mensah

The UCC Sam Jonah Endowment Fund has presented a 33-seater Toyota Coaster bus to the Faculty of Law at a ceremony at the forecourt of the Main Administration Block. The gesture was in response to an appeal made by the Faculty for a bus to transport law students to observe both civil and criminal proceedings at various law courts to enable them to get practical knowledge of the Ghanaian legal system. The Chairman of the Fund and Paramount Chief of Assin Owirenkyi Traditional Area, Nana Prah Agyensaim VI, who presented the bus, indicated that the donation would help the students to get first-hand observations of "various judgements, trials in courts and also the traditional courts". That, he said, would enrich their knowledge in the law profession. The Vice Dean of the Faculty, Mr. Kwame Owusu, who received the keys to the bus, expressed appreciation to the management of the Fund for the gesture. He noted that the donation was timely since it would facilitate movement of students to engaged in internships at the Judiciary, Attorney General and the House of Chiefs. As a symbolic gesture, Nana Prah Agyensaim VI, along with some dignitaries at the short ceremony, including the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah; the Pro-Vice -Chancellor, Prof. G.K.T. Oduro; Registrar, Mr. John Kofi Nyan and some Board of Trustees of Sam Jonah Endowment Fund joined the bus for a ceremonial drive.

Fact-finding Mission by Botswana Accountancy College

20 Jun, 2017 By Anonymous (not Verified)

A three-member delegation from Botswana Accountancy College led by Serty Leburu (Executive Director), Mpho Victoria Mokgosi (Head of Marketing and Corporate Communications) and Galamoyo Male (Academic Director, School of Computing and Information Systems) paid a visit to the Centre for Entrepreneurship and Small Enterprise Development (CESED). 

Their visit on 9th June, 2017 at the DEG Conference room, School of Business was a fact-finding mission to discuss best practices at CESED and to deliberate on common areas of interest. The delegates had mutually beneficial interactions with Dr. Siaw Frimpong (Vice-Dean, School of Business), Dr. (Mrs.) Mavis S. Benneh Mensah (Head of CESED), Dr. Daniel Agyapong (Head of Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management) and Dr. Edward Amarteifio (Coordinator, University of Cape Coast Business Incubator). 

In her presentation, the Head of CESED briefed the visitors on the history and mandate of CESED, explained academic programmes run by the Centre and enlightened them on how the Centre is promoting student business start-ups mainly through the University of Cape Coast Business Incubator and University of Cape Coast and Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences and University of Nairobi (UCC-BRSU-UoN) Business Plan Competition.

At the end of the visit, the two sides agreed on staff and student exchange as possible areas of collaboration. 

UCC Organises Send-off Ceremony for National Service Personnel

19 Jun, 2017 By louis Mensah

A send-off ceremony has been held for the 2016/17 National Service Personnel posted to the University of Cape Coast (UCC). The personnel, numbering 750, were posted to the University after completing their tertiary education to undertake their mandatory national service. Organised by the Directorate of Human Resources, the ceremony was aimed at recognising personnel for their tireless work and services to the University. In an address read on his behalf by the Provost of the College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, Prof. L.K Sam Amoah, the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Prof. K.T Oduro, commended the service personnel for undertaking the compulsory national service to the country. He expressed confidence that the wealth of experiences they had gained from UCC would be brought to bear on their future job. Prof. Oduro urged them to be good ambassadors of the University and diligently exhibit the values of hard work, humility, obedience, respect and duty consciousness in all their endeavours. "It is our prayer that you will continue to be good ambassadors of the University of Competitive Choice by exhibiting hard work, humility, obedience, respect and duty consciousness wherever you may be," he said. The Pro Vice-Chancellor called on them to contribute their quota to the development of their alma mater, in particular, and Ghana, at large. He enjoined the personnel to seek the face of God in all their ways and never allow the scourge of mass unemployment in the country to shutter their dreams. He, therefore, urged them to take advantage of every opportunity that might come their way, regardless of " how little it may seem to them", stressing that " since that could lead to greater fortunes. " For his part, the Director of the Directorate of Human Resource, Rev. Isaac Baafi, expressed gratitude to the personnel for their dedicated service to duty and urged them to be innovative and self- productive even after national service. A service person, Miss Wendy Aniagyei, who spoke on behalf of her colleagues, expressed heartfelt gratitude to management of the University for offering them the chance to serve the country. However, she used the occasion to catalogue some of the challenges, including high cost of accommodation and transportation, personnel faced and called on management to take measures to address them for prospective national service personnel who would be posted to the University. Certificates were presented to personnel in honour of their meritorious services and dedication to duty.

Academic Institutions in Ghana Must Produce Data Science Graduates

19 Jun, 2017 By louis Mensah

An Assistant Director, Centre of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education, North Carolina Agricultural and Technological State University, Prof. Kosi Delali Edoh, has stressed the need for academic institutions in Ghana to produce graduates in the area of Data Science.

According to him, a lot of universities in the world were trying to establish new programmes in Data Science to produce graduates for companies that require the services of data scientists for their operations. Prof. Edoh said this when he took his turn to present a paper on “Data Science Curriculum Development and Research” as part of the monthly Seminars organised by the School of Physical Sciences. The lecture was aimed at sensitising members of the University Community on the usefulness of Data Science.

Prof. Edoh said that unlike some universities in the West, no African university currently offered a programme in Data Science. Against this background, he noted that he would like to introduce Data Science programme in the University of Cape Coast to train more students to become fully-fledged Data Scientists. “In Africa, we don’t have anything yet, so I thought it may be a good idea to establish the same thing (Data Science) in UCC.,” said Prof Edoh. He said the programme, when introduced hopefully in June 2018, would equip prospective students with both theoretical and practical backgrounds. 

Prof Edoh indicated that there was a huge potential in the African, adding that the power of Data Science could be harnessed to address some social and economic needs on the continent. Moreover, he said companies in Africa, especially Ghana, don’t have the requisite expertise to analyse data in their day-to-day business activities.

Prof Edoh stated that the proposed programme would target graduate students from various academic disciplines so that they could become experts to analyse data in their chosen fields. He expressed gratitude to management of UCC and the Department of Computer Science and Information Technology for their continuous support towards the proposed programme.

It will be recalled that in 2016, the University of Cape Coast was selected by the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program(CADFP) to host an African Diaspora scholar from USA to work on a collaborative project on “curriculum development, research and graduate student mentoring and supervision in data science”. Prof. Edoh led the project, together with Mr. Elliot Kojo Attipoe, a lecturer at the Department Computer Science and Information Technology.  

Ph. D Proposal Defence

18 Jun, 2017 By Anonymous (not Verified)

Doctoral candidates for Special Education and Guidance and Counselling will be defending their proposal come next academic year.

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